La Trappe Dubbel has a deep brown colour and attractive beige froth. The use of caramel malt gives it a gentle aromatic caramelised quality. It has a rich malty flavour with a touch of sweetness. Post-fermenting La Trappe Dubbel is a smooth drink, and yet has some real body and intense flavour to it.

First thing that struck me was the full nose with tons of clove, banana, and caramel malt tones. A great, fresh smell that really blew me away, but some may consider too much. Taste was not as exceptional, but a good solid dubble. Was a tad too carbonated d for my taste which impacted mouthfeel negatively. Overall, a very nice example of the style. Good monk. (362 characters)

Chocolate brown appearance with a creamy head. Aroma is a little soapy at first, then settles down into a modest sour coffee. Alcohol heats the tongue right away - a little too much. Dark chocolate and fermented cherries on the finish. (235 characters)

Flavor follows the nose, but really amps up the complexity. I'm just going to free-associate flavors I think of while swishing this beer in my mouth: mega dark fruit, caramel, toffee, hints of bubble gum, hints of popcorn, cloves, cardamom, banana, milk chocolate, paint, etc. Nice warming finish, with alcohol presence really adding to the flavor. Very complex, with lots of tiny little flavors in there, in the way that only Belgian beers can really pull off.

Mouthfeel is medium-bodied, with lots of carbonation. Semi-milky, but surprisingly watery. Bubbles seem very large, but not particularly prickly. Really easy to drink.

Overall, really nice Dubbel, even if there's not much to distinguish it from the next Dubbel to come along. (1,069 characters)

S - Raisins and chocolate! Other nice aromas of dark fruits as well - figs, plums, dates. Spice notes are there, but restrained and nicely intertwined. Also get some dark bread crust. Alcohol aroma is sweet, warming and integrates beautifully.

T + M - Wonderfully sweet and silky smooth as I sip it. High carbonation balances the sweetness of the beer. Wonderful dry finish ensures that you can drink this for days.

O - An excellently balanced dubbel, which focuses on the malt side of things. (541 characters)

Poured into a chalice in Leeuwarden (Netherlands) A – A deep reddish brown in colour this beer immediately raised a fizzy head like a cola would do and like a cola it died instantly leaving zero cover in the glass and as a result no lace what so ever. There was plenty of busy carbon activity in the glass.

S –A reasonable smell of caramel and burnt toffee from this on with no hop notes at all. Some notes of plum and raisins with light stewed apricot notes and no alcohol aroma at all.

T – Sweet but mild with maybe a slight hint of liquorice up front but this is blown out of the way by plenty of plum and raisin flavour a lot of caramel and the tiniest pinch of bitter hops and a mild note of clove. This beer is reasonably complex but it is quite understated in all areas the only major drawback is the slight medicinal taste of Band-Aids but his is quite pronounced on the back end of the pallet and so the beer has to lose marks for that.

MF – Pretty smooth with a medium body feel to it. I feel it is a little oily with a slight boozy tingle.

O –A pretty mild Dubbel which is not too pronounced in its flavours this beer is still very drinkable but does loose some marks for the Band-Aid pinch in the back. (1,229 characters)

A - Raisin color with a nice creamy head that retains well.S - Medicinal and kind of mentholated, herbal, some prune and a hint of candy sweetness.T - Spicy with notes of clove, rum raisin, and dates. As it warms, some chocolate and vanilla.M - Rich and creamy, but with a smooth finish.O - Another great offering from La Trappe. I'd like to keep a bottle or two around during the colder months. (399 characters)

330ml Bottle from The House Of Trembling Madness (York):Mahogany brown with a 0.5cm head that's a fine & bubbly bordering on creamy. Retention is okay but the head slowly reduces in size over the first couple of minutes, leaving a fine lacing across the surface.

Quite sweet with ripe, dark fruits; the plum & dates are here again. Rich with some spice coming through & nice malts plus good hops too. Some caramel & grapes round things off with a faint hint of alcohol as well.

Light medium in body with lively carbonation& a sweet feel that has spicy areas & a dry, smooth finish that almost seems creamy & goes down well.

Great stuff from La Trappe, a very sweet beer that was balanced out with some good spice & touches of malts which prevented the beer from seeming sickeningly sweet. A very good offering and one I'd pick up again. (1,001 characters)

05/01/14 On tap. Really nice and toasty flavor, nothing sweet on the caramelized side, just a solid, well balanced brew. Leave all expectations behind & try this. If nothing else you'll have a true point of reference as to what is good & bad. If you find fault, be prepared to defend your opinion, if you like it...well..just enjoy it like I did. (346 characters)

O:Meh dubbel.I felt like this one was just a little less 'big' than I would have liked. Terrible looking, it is saved by a pretty pleasant nose that is very spicy and woodsy. Taste-wise it is obviously a European dubbel and I feel like it has a very nice yeasty character; but it is pretty light and definitely nothing earth-shattering. Won't have again; have a Westmalle or some Rochefort instead ; ) (866 characters)

Dubbel pours a dark brown color, with a large fluffy lacing tan head. There is a nice deep oakey and earthy, and almost wine like aroma that is warm. The taste is dark and deep, with strong fruity ester flavors, good solid malt base. A little flat feel, but full flavors. Overall a rich and enjoyable dubbel. (308 characters)

Poured into a tulip glass from a 25 oz corked bottle (first plastic cork i've seen with beer). Nice frothy head developed which was tan in color and lasted a short time, very bubbly. Appearance was a cloudy, honey/amber color close to brown. Aroma had hints of caramel, spice and some floral notes. Taste had a strong caramel / toffee note with hints of malt and spice. Mouthfeel was creamy with a sweet caramel aftertaste. (423 characters)

A: Dark brown caramel with high carbonation and a one finger caramel head, with low rentention.

S: Has a earthy smell with some sweetness notes and some toasted malts that resemble caramel.

T: A light woody flavour, dry wine and toasted malts that bring a softly coffee flavour. The high carbonation does not disturb the flavour and only make the beer more refreshing.

M: The high carbonation make a spicy feel, that cover the dry feel common in Dubbel style with in this case make the beer more refreshing and drinkable in hot days particulaly.

O: A different dubbel, less bitter than Westmalle Dubbel and other dubbels, but still a great beer. La Trappe dubbel is different from its sisters because it not resembles to wine like other which makes that dubbel quite unique. To me La Trappe Dubbel is another must have beer. (829 characters)

Pours more-or-less clear, dark ruby-mahogany in color, with a nice fluffy cream colored head. The head initially leaves nice lacing on the glass, but it has poor retention and soon reduces to a thin ring.

A: Copper-like brown body with a somewhat yellowy beige head. Low on carbonation. Tiny head with some thickness.S: Belgian yeast, raisins, raspberries and blackberries. The hops are very hidden and I could only feel them in the back of the aroma, there's some sweetness in it.T: Dynamically rich with the same things that were referenced in the smell plus some figs I couldn't notice on the smell.M: With somewhat of a mild bitterness while in mouth, once you sip you get a sweet taste in your mouth. Like many other trappist beers, this one does not dry your mouth. It's almost made to drink it slowly. It's a kind of beer that's not easy to see it fade away.O: I've had this beer lots of times. But it's just the second dubbel I've had. The other one was Maredsous 8 and that one was pretty neat as well. I really like trappist beers and this one is a good start into this kind of beer. (892 characters)